Punctuation marks A2

Punctuation
Focus on punctuation marks and what can easily go wrong.
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Punctuation
Focus on punctuation marks and what can easily go wrong.

Slide 1 - Slide

Punctuation marks

Slide 2 - Slide

Match the punctuation marks to their names. Write the number behind the name.
,
?
.
!
( )
:
'
" "
;
-
full stop
semicolon
comma
exclamation mark
colon
question mark
brackets
apostrophe
hyphen
quotation marks

Slide 3 - Drag question

1. Which of these is NOT a punctuation mark?
A
Apostrophe
B
Comma
C
Hashtag
D
Dash

Slide 4 - Quiz

2. "did you take the subway or the bus" - How should this sentence be punctuated?
A
Question mark (?)
B
First letter of first word in capitals and question mark (?)
C
Period (.)
D
Exclamation mark (!)

Slide 5 - Quiz

3. Choose the correct statement: (correctly punctuated)
A
My aunt who lives in Mumbai is a doctor.
B
My aunt, who lives in Mumbai, is a doctor.
C
My aunt, who lives in Mumbai is a doctor.
D
My aunt who lives in Mumbai, is a doctor.

Slide 6 - Quiz

Period/Full stop
USA: period
UK: full stop

  • Used to indicate when a sentence is finished. 
  • Use the period at the end of a complete sentence that is a statement (meaning not a question or an exclamation). 

For example: I'm so sad this is over. 

Slide 7 - Slide

Full Stop (period)
At the end of a statement – declarative sentence.

My dog loves the postman.

To signal the end of a thought.
At the end of a command with mild forcefulness.

Please leave the room.

I wish he were here.

Slide 8 - Slide

Julia ran as fast as lightning not caring where
she was going suddenly she stopped
Insert full stops to create 2 sentences. Also consider capitalisation (hoofdletters).

Slide 9 - Open question

Slide 10 - Slide

COMMA
  1. Use a comma  to separate two or more items in a sentence.
    I love boxing, my family, and my dog. 
  2. Use a comma between the day of the week and the month-date. / Between two numbers in the date.
    I will be there on Monday, December 25. / April 2, 2024.
  3. Use a comma between the name of a city and the state/province/county.
    I was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Slide 11 - Slide

Add a comma.
Becky walked on her head a little higher than usual.

Slide 12 - Open question

Slide 13 - Slide

Add a comma.
Slow children crossing.

Slide 14 - Open question

Slide 15 - Slide

Add a comma.
Go get him doctors!

Slide 16 - Open question

Slide 17 - Slide

Add comma(s), like they do in the UK!
Every day Anthony turns slides and swings

Slide 18 - Open question

Slide 19 - Slide

QUESTION MARK
- To show that a question is being asked.
- A question mark replaces a period at the end of a sentence.

For example: Do you have a cat?

Slide 20 - Slide

Slide 21 - Slide

seeking information
signal the end of a thought
to express a lot of emotion
rhetorical question
at the end of a statement
a command
a sudden order

Slide 22 - Drag question

What a cute puppy
A
!
B
,
C
?
D
.

Slide 23 - Quiz

Have you had lunch yet
A
!
B
,
C
?
D
.

Slide 24 - Quiz

Use of Capital Letters
Use a capital letter for 
proper nouns (places, people with names, titles, weeks/months), for the personal pronoun I (ik),
at the beginning of a NEW sentence.

Slide 25 - Slide

Add punctuation and capital letters.
She left for los angeles california on saturday june 15

Slide 26 - Open question

Slide 27 - Slide

Slide 28 - Slide